I generally don't care or whine, but it certainly has an impact on my impression of the person speaking that way. If someone doesn't know the difference between "then" and "than", then I'll wonder about their intelligence level, since they haven't worked out something I've understood inherently since I was very young (unless English is not their first language, of course).
Having said that, a man who says "nucular" rather than "nuclear" is now the supposed "leader of the free world", so what would I know?
The parent is not a troll - the poster makes a valid point. Whether it's right or wrong, liability and warranty issues are most likely the reason manufacturers don't like us fiddling with their product these days.
I've worked for several big IT equipment manufacturers, and my current employer is the first that doesn't mind the customer servicing their own gear if they want. But the customer basically has to sign an agreement releasing the vendor from any liability of what may happen with the device in future, or any damage it may cause.
The article and summary are incorrect, and I feel used after clicked on the article link. The post here is pretty obvious trawling for traffic to a lame site loaded with advertising. grrr.
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I was shocked (shocked, I tell ya) that the large IT vendor I now work for, who really should know better, encouraged me to use a HTML signature in my emails.
I opted for plain text myself, but not for security reasons. More because I know how lame it looks when a pretty HTML sig gets translated between Exchange and Notes or another email system.
mainframes can manage direct access to the drives all by themselves
Ah, yes indeed. My mainframe background was as a storage administrator (DFSMS, HSM etc) so I absolutely know what you're talking about. My initial post was just reaction to the statement along the lines of "So can Linux talk to an SL8500?". I was perhaps being pedantic, but of course Linux can control an SL8500, but obviously the way it uses the drives is completely different to a mainframe.
I have a bit of a tear in my eye now. I miss the mainframe goodness:( Unfortunately all the work in my game (storage consultant) these days is UNIX and Windows. I'm just waiting for the baby boomers to retire so I can go back and take their jobs on the mainframes, for lots more $$$s hopefully:)
I know this thread is old now, and I don't really understand your point, but I don't need to google SL8500. I work for STK (or rather, Sun now) and helped implement the first one installed in my country. And no, there were no mainframes using it (but far less that 1024 tape drives).
So, a Linux cluster would know what to do with a StorageTek SL8500?
I understand your point, having come from a mainframe background, but that SL8500 would be controlled by ACSLS running on Solaris (or SUSE Linux if you want to run an unsupported configuration). Your Linux, UNIX and Windows servers that want to control the SL8500 robotics talk to the ACSLS server over IP, and the *500GB* tape drives over FC. The mainframe probably still uses HSC running on the mainframe, and FICON to talk to the drives, which would need to run in 3590 emulation mode.
And I can't tell you the number of times that, by force of habit, I've hit Esc to get out of something on the mainframe and completely fucked up my terminal display.
Haha, that would be because the ESC key on a PC keyboard is usually mapped to the ATTN (attention) key on the mainframe, because the ATTN key was in the same position on the old 3270 keyboards. I guess the closest equivelant in Unix is Control-C or Break, on steroids; or, in other words, "fuck up my terminal".:)
Hmm... well the last place I worked at that had mainframes performed a schedule IPL once every 3 months. Perhaps your sysprogs (sysadmins) are still living in the past, when a weekly IPL was carried out by many companies "just to be on the safe side". And to earn a bit of overtime for said sysprogs:)
Indeed. From my perspective, EMC's big break was when they RAID'ed a load of SCSI hard drives behind a controller that made it look like an ESCON 3990 controller with 3390 DASD. IBM had already done this with their RAMAC products, but EMC's Symmetrix could also still talk SCSI, which meant you could have your one or two (at the time) Unix servers sharing the same storage as the mainframe.
I believe this was long before the DG deal, which really just gave them the Clarrion.
And obviously, Japanese culture hasn't changed at all in 60 years...
Thank you for that post. I had to stop and take a breath after reading the parent post, (I try not to post angry), but you've pretty much covered what I was thinking.
The thing that annoyed me about US TV when I was there about 7 years ago was that they squash the credits at the end of the show and display ads for other shows on most of the screen. Also, there were often no ads between shows - the end credits of one show would run directly into the opening of the next show - but then you would get what seemed like 10 minutes of ads at the first commercial break.
Unfortunately, exactly the same thing happens here on Australian TV now!
You didn't have authority to cancel your own job? In a development environment? *shrug* Each shop is different, I suppose.
The biggest bill I ever saw on a mainframe was when we (Operators) discovered how to display crude graphics to an ISPF terminal, and started playing with Mandelbrot generators for fun. That only lasted a month, until the bill came in.
Dell likes EMC, which makes Dell's SANs, and EMC owns VMware... thus everything works with each other
Try telling that to the organisation who are having huge problems connecting dozens of VMWare virtuals to one Clariion. EMC's sales-bots tell them "It's VMWare's fault, and they are effectively a seperate company - speak to them".
People weight : Most use kilograms
Milk : Litres
Other food : Grams, litres
Road signs : Kilometers
Petrol : Litres
General distances : Kilometers (my grandfather would still use miles, were he still alive)
Clothes : We have the wonderful situation where half of our clothing is in "US sizes" and the other half in "UK sizes". It can make buying shoes difficult. A pair of leather shoes will probably be UK size, but a pair of Nike runners will be US size. The same can happen with shirts. Regardless, inches it is.
The interesting one is a person's height. Most still use "imperial". I am 6'1"
I have been in the working world for over 20 years and I am constantly amazed at how little one has to do to really stand out.
I just have to say that I absolutely agree with you. I'm at about 18 years working myself, and yes, I am constantly amazed at exactly that. If I dwell on it too much I get quite depressed.
Keep on standing out!
(it's not that hard)
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can you give a relevant example?
Hmm... how about this: If Shell were to pay Ford to throttle the performance of their news cars if they're running on anything other than Shell petrol/gas?
Personally I think crippling something purely to give yourself an advantage over a competitor is weak. I was affected by something similar a few years ago in my job in corporate IT support. The way we got around it was to switch to a competing product that didn't include such unnecessary restrictions. The vendor evetually changed their ways when they realised they were screwing over their own customers.
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"The Xbox has a hard-wired startup sound. "
Which makes sense. Your siting down to game and the sound system has a mojor role in that experience. It also happens as soon as the machine starts.
Right. The Xbox start up sound is quite useful. If I hear it, it means I've held down the power button too long and bypassed the mod chip.
I generally don't care or whine, but it certainly has an impact on my impression of the person speaking that way. If someone doesn't know the difference between "then" and "than", then I'll wonder about their intelligence level, since they haven't worked out something I've understood inherently since I was very young (unless English is not their first language, of course).
Having said that, a man who says "nucular" rather than "nuclear" is now the supposed "leader of the free world", so what would I know?
Lucas couldn't even seem to find good actors.
:P
That's the one thing he has been incredibly consistent with for the last 30-odd years.
Except maybe Harrison Ford, although the character Ford is best known for since Star Wars is a bit like "Han Solo as archaeologist"
I've always loved the idea of the old west (US) done sci-fi
You would probably enjoy Firefly.
The parent is not a troll - the poster makes a valid point. Whether it's right or wrong, liability and warranty issues are most likely the reason manufacturers don't like us fiddling with their product these days. I've worked for several big IT equipment manufacturers, and my current employer is the first that doesn't mind the customer servicing their own gear if they want. But the customer basically has to sign an agreement releasing the vendor from any liability of what may happen with the device in future, or any damage it may cause.
Hehe. I stopped reading kuro5hin when it seemed like nobody was posting there anymore. I guess nothing's changed.
Parent insightful.
The article and summary are incorrect, and I feel used after clicked on the article link. The post here is pretty obvious trawling for traffic to a lame site loaded with advertising. grrr.
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I was shocked (shocked, I tell ya) that the large IT vendor I now work for, who really should know better, encouraged me to use a HTML signature in my emails.
I opted for plain text myself, but not for security reasons. More because I know how lame it looks when a pretty HTML sig gets translated between Exchange and Notes or another email system.
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mainframes can manage direct access to the drives all by themselves
:( Unfortunately all the work in my game (storage consultant) these days is UNIX and Windows. I'm just waiting for the baby boomers to retire so I can go back and take their jobs on the mainframes, for lots more $$$s hopefully :)
Ah, yes indeed. My mainframe background was as a storage administrator (DFSMS, HSM etc) so I absolutely know what you're talking about. My initial post was just reaction to the statement along the lines of "So can Linux talk to an SL8500?". I was perhaps being pedantic, but of course Linux can control an SL8500, but obviously the way it uses the drives is completely different to a mainframe.
I have a bit of a tear in my eye now. I miss the mainframe goodness
I know this thread is old now, and I don't really understand your point, but I don't need to google SL8500. I work for STK (or rather, Sun now) and helped implement the first one installed in my country. And no, there were no mainframes using it (but far less that 1024 tape drives).
So, a Linux cluster would know what to do with a StorageTek SL8500?
:)
I understand your point, having come from a mainframe background, but that SL8500 would be controlled by ACSLS running on Solaris (or SUSE Linux if you want to run an unsupported configuration). Your Linux, UNIX and Windows servers that want to control the SL8500 robotics talk to the ACSLS server over IP, and the *500GB* tape drives over FC. The mainframe probably still uses HSC running on the mainframe, and FICON to talk to the drives, which would need to run in 3590 emulation mode.
Good point, but a bad example
And I can't tell you the number of times that, by force of habit, I've hit Esc to get out of something on the mainframe and completely fucked up my terminal display.
:)
Haha, that would be because the ESC key on a PC keyboard is usually mapped to the ATTN (attention) key on the mainframe, because the ATTN key was in the same position on the old 3270 keyboards. I guess the closest equivelant in Unix is Control-C or Break, on steroids; or, in other words, "fuck up my terminal".
xedit? Don't you mean ISPF?
Hmm... well the last place I worked at that had mainframes performed a schedule IPL once every 3 months. Perhaps your sysprogs (sysadmins) are still living in the past, when a weekly IPL was carried out by many companies "just to be on the safe side". And to earn a bit of overtime for said sysprogs :)
EMC bought Data General
Indeed. From my perspective, EMC's big break was when they RAID'ed a load of SCSI hard drives behind a controller that made it look like an ESCON 3990 controller with 3390 DASD. IBM had already done this with their RAMAC products, but EMC's Symmetrix could also still talk SCSI, which meant you could have your one or two (at the time) Unix servers sharing the same storage as the mainframe.
I believe this was long before the DG deal, which really just gave them the Clarrion.
And obviously, Japanese culture hasn't changed at all in 60 years...
+ atrocities
Thank you for that post. I had to stop and take a breath after reading the parent post, (I try not to post angry), but you've pretty much covered what I was thinking.
I would only add that the parent poster doesn't even need to read a history book these days. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=japanese+war
Tomorrow is ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand.
As I type this, I am watching a TV documentary about Sandakan Death March.
Lest we forget.
The thing that annoyed me about US TV when I was there about 7 years ago was that they squash the credits at the end of the show and display ads for other shows on most of the screen. Also, there were often no ads between shows - the end credits of one show would run directly into the opening of the next show - but then you would get what seemed like 10 minutes of ads at the first commercial break.
Unfortunately, exactly the same thing happens here on Australian TV now!
the "recommended method" of fighting a grease fire
I always thought you were supposed to use one of those "fire blankets". Failing that, I guess a wet "normal" blanket would do the trick.
You didn't have authority to cancel your own job? In a development environment? *shrug* Each shop is different, I suppose.
The biggest bill I ever saw on a mainframe was when we (Operators) discovered how to display crude graphics to an ISPF terminal, and started playing with Mandelbrot generators for fun. That only lasted a month, until the bill came in.
Dell likes EMC, which makes Dell's SANs, and EMC owns VMware... thus everything works with each other
Try telling that to the organisation who are having huge problems connecting dozens of VMWare virtuals to one Clariion. EMC's sales-bots tell them "It's VMWare's fault, and they are effectively a seperate company - speak to them".
Next thing they'll be blaming Data General.
Ah, The Sims!
Ok here is a definitive list:
We're a bit more metricised here in Australia...
People weight : Most use kilograms
Milk : Litres
Other food : Grams, litres
Road signs : Kilometers
Petrol : Litres
General distances : Kilometers (my grandfather would still use miles, were he still alive)
Clothes : We have the wonderful situation where half of our clothing is in "US sizes" and the other half in "UK sizes". It can make buying shoes difficult. A pair of leather shoes will probably be UK size, but a pair of Nike runners will be US size. The same can happen with shirts. Regardless, inches it is.
The interesting one is a person's height. Most still use "imperial". I am 6'1"
I have been in the working world for over 20 years and I am constantly amazed at how little one has to do to really stand out.
I just have to say that I absolutely agree with you. I'm at about 18 years working myself, and yes, I am constantly amazed at exactly that. If I dwell on it too much I get quite depressed.
Keep on standing out!
(it's not that hard)
can you give a relevant example?
Hmm... how about this: If Shell were to pay Ford to throttle the performance of their news cars if they're running on anything other than Shell petrol/gas?
Personally I think crippling something purely to give yourself an advantage over a competitor is weak. I was affected by something similar a few years ago in my job in corporate IT support. The way we got around it was to switch to a competing product that didn't include such unnecessary restrictions. The vendor evetually changed their ways when they realised they were screwing over their own customers.